9.6% ▲ +23.4%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Roma · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Roma
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Roma than in most similar areas. While the overseas-born population has risen slightly to 9.6%, the vast majority of residents identify with Australian, English or Irish roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Australian ancestry is the most common at 40.3%, followed closely by English at 35.4% and Irish at 10.8%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.6% of residents were born overseas, which is far below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most people were born in Australia (79.8%), though this figure has dipped as the overseas-born population rose 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Roma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307011176/roma/topic/ancestry-heritage